Bibleshark: Cross-Translation Keyword Search

I have a quick shameless plug.   We have been working quite a while on our cross-translation keyword search over at Bibleshark.com.    We are happy with what we are delivering on a first phase release.  We are investigating some new technologies etc. to increase the speed and accuracy of the search over time.   I still believe it to be the one of the best if not the best bible search on the net and there will be more to come.

A great quote my Dad made me aware of

“We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.”

 

This is just to good.

WATCHMEN: Awesome Graphic Novel

WATCHMEN Book Cover

I just got back from a relaxing vacation and part of that relaxation time was spent reading WATCHMEN.  I went to a movie about a month ago and saw a preview for the WATCHMEN movie that is out in theaters now and that it was based on the graphic novel.   I haven’t ever read a graphic novel and immediately thought that this one would be a good one to read.  I picked up a copy the day before we left for vacation and I completed it today.  The book is awesome and I would highly recommend reading it if your looking for a great piece of fiction.  This book is outstanding from a literary and artistic viewpoint.   This novel really paints a picture of evil and how it decays the world. Though this book really didn’t strive for a hidden Christian message of any kind, I found the following quote from the text fitting:

“I guess I’ve just reached a point where I’ve started to wonder whether all the grandstanding and fighting individual evils does much good for the world as a whole.  Those evils are just symptoms of an overall sickness of the human spirit, and I don’t believe you can cure a disease by suppressing its symptoms.”  Adrian Veidt (Ozymandias)

Go out and grab a copy if your looking for an entertaining read.  I plan to read more graphic novels and I am looking forward to selecting the next one to read.

Update: February 2008

A quick update:

• We are still living in Kansas City
• I got promoted to Interim Director of Information Technology at my company. Now I got to get that “Interim” removed.
• The Lockman Foundation granted Bibleshark.com the right to use the New American Standard Bible and the Amplified Bible
• I actually completed my first Masters class in the MSIS program at Nova and I am on to the next one.
• Kassa and I spent our 11th Valentines Day together….yep…Still in Love
• We are leaving for a much needed vacation in San Francisco in 2 weeks
• I am reading 3 books simultaneously and slowly
  • The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias
  • The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel
  • The Attributes of GOD by Arthur W. Pink
  • Next on the list: Southern Baptists and the Doctrine of Election by Robert B. Selph

The “I haven’t posted in ages” List

Since I haven’t posted in ages I must give my viewers a list. This is mandatory and documented in the bloggers handbook. So here it is.

• My wife and I are still living in Kansas City
• My wife got a full time Kindergarten Teacher position that she ROCKS at!
• My wife is upset that I used “at” at the end of the previous sentence (Dang Teachers) at
• I am still working for the same university in KC and I have yet to be bored a single day
• I finally started courses at NSU in the MSIS program
• I started a super top secret project with the bofe that is moving along pretty well (Idea #3)
• I started a blog series on Brute Force Prevention Mistakes and didn’t finish
• I am now using Django extensively and thoroughly enjoy it
• I took Google by storm for the word “shunnels“
• An article I wrote got linked on ha.ckers.org
• Defygo Beta is now protecting over 1000 identities (Idea #1)
• We moved to a smaller and cheaper apartment (Barclay Club)
• I have become obsessed with investing and trying to save money (401k, Roth IRA, e-money market, etc.)
• I found out my Cholesterol was 270 (YES!! thats horrible)
• I started eating healthy and exercising
• I lost 30 pounds
• I stopped eating healthy and exercising
• I gained 10 pounds
• I am still using a 17 inch CRT with dust behind the screen (Random Fact)
• I started bowling, joined a league, and learned to throw a hook
• I started playing in the NABA and realized I can still play while averaging 1 injury per game

I think that should have everybody caught up.